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By: Hannah Finley and Bella Mouradian
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Languages
• English is the official language and is widely spoken.
• Creole is used among Haitian immigrants.
Race mainly consists of:• 85% African American • 12% Caucasian • 3% Asian and Hispanic
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Foods
Food Special to the Bahamas• Mainly sea foods and
poultry.– Fish– Meat– Chicken– Cow– Squid – Shark
Foods in the USA influenced or brought by the Bahamas
• We have a lot of their main foods here such as– Fish– Meat– Chicken– Cow– Other different sea foods like
squid, shark, tuna, etc.
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Dining Etiquette If you are invited to a
Bahamian’s house:• Arrive on time if invited
to dinner; no more than 15 minutes late if invited to a barbecue or a large party.
• Dress well, in clothes you would wear to the office. Dressing too informally may be misconstrued as a lack of respect towards your hosts.
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Watch your Table Manners!• Do not sit down until you are invited to
and told where to sit. • Do not begin eating until the hostess
starts. • Table manners are Continental -- the
fork is held in the left hand and the knife in the right while eating.
• Meals are often served buffet style or family-style.
• Keep your elbows off the table and your hands above the table when eating.
• It is considered polite to finish everything on your plate so you do not appear wasteful. If you cannot, you may leave a small bit of food on your plate.
Thank-you!
Excuse Me!
Please
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Music: Genres
• Pop music from the United States is listened to most frequently.
• Traditional Bahamian music:– Goombay/rake n’ scrape– Soca– Meringue
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Music: Instruments
• Goatskin drums• Saws• Maracas• Caribbean calypso • steel drum
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Economic Aspect
• Tourism is the engine of the Bahamian economy. – The sector employs half of the workforce– They produce three-fourths of foreign exchange
earnings– Main tourist infrastructure is located in Nassau,
but tourism is also in the Family Islands
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Current Standard of Living• The Bahamas has two major
public hospitals• Government health clinics are
located in many communities all throughout the nation
• Healthcare professionals provide home care for specific family and individual needs
• Lack of medicine and modern equipment are the most significant deficiencies in the public sector.
• The Bahamas has one of the region's highest rates of AIDS per capita.
Princess Margaret Hospital
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